Contraction

Contraction

In a business cycle, the time between the peak and the bottom. That is, a contraction occurs between the end of economic growth and the end of the subsequent recession. Contractions are characterized by layoffs, a decline in GDP, and other negative factors. However, historically, contractions have tended not to last as long as expansions.

Studies have shown that, out of these contractions, the greater ability to generate force is achieved by the eccentric contraction, then by the isometric one and the least by the concentric one, while if we compare the effect to energy consumption, the best performance is achieved by the isometric contraction, followed by the eccentric one.

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